Articles by Hotep Idris Galeta

The Development of Jazz In South Africa

by Hotep Idris Galeta
November 25, 2003

South African jazz has had many elements contributing to its evolution and development, the most prominent and significant being the rich eclectic cultural diversity of the country's inhabitants and the influence of African-American culture upon it over the years. These two variants, coupled with an environment of legislated racism and gross human rights violations, created the unique artistic forge and mould responsible for the evolution of South African jazz. The first informal contact the inhabitants of Cape Town ...